Postcard from Ernest Viard to... (1898)

NRA-L-000205 / 1898

Postcard from Ernest Viard to Veil-Picard & Cie ordering five cases of Pernod absinthe, October 19, 1898

Ernest Viard asks Veil-Picard & Cie to send five cases, each containing twelve litres of Pernod absinthe, to Langres-Ville station.

Neruda Archives
NRA-L-000205

NRA-L-000205 image 1 showing the address side of a postcard sent by Ernest Viard to Veil-Picard & Cie, with contemporary postal and business marks. — **Image 1**Address panel and postal evidence.

NRA-L-000205 image 2 showing the handwritten message from Ernest Viard to Veil-Picard & Cie, with contemporary annotations and the sender's signature or business mark. — **Image 2**Postcard message and signature.

Archive Record

Identifier: NRA-L-000205
Date: 1898-10-19
Original date: LANGRES (Hte-Marne), le 19 8bre 1898
Type: Commercial correspondence
Language: French / fr
Sender: Ernest Viard
Recipient: Veil-Picard & Cie
Places: Langres, France / Pontarlier, France
Extent: 2 documentary sides: Address panel and postal evidence; Message text; 2 digital images.
Citation: Neruda Archives, NRA-L-000205.

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Transcript and English translation

working scholarly aid

Address panel and postal evidence

Original transcript

CARTE POSTALE
Ce côté est réservé exclusivement à l'adresse.

Messieurs Veil Picard et Cie
Distillerie
à Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
LANGRES / 19 OCT 98 / HAUTE-MARNE
PONTARLIER / 20 OCT 98 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Address panel and postal evidence

English translation

POSTCARD
This side is reserved exclusively for the address.

Messrs Veil Picard & Co.
Distillery
Pontarlier
Doubs

Notes

Postal marks:
LANGRES / 19 OCT 98 / HAUTE-MARNE
PONTARLIER / 20 OCT 98 / DOUBS
10c République Française postage stamp

Message text

Original transcript

LANGRES (Hte-Marne), le 19 8bre 1898

Messieurs Veil Picard et Cie
Pontarlier

Veuillez m'expédier gare Langres Ville 5 caisses 12 litres absinthe Pernod.

Recevez, Messieurs, mes sincères salutations.

Ernest VIARD

[Notes commerciales : « 2022 », « Négt »]

Notes

Later annotations:
2022

Negt

✓

Message text

English translation

LANGRES (Haute-Marne), 19 October 1898

Messrs Veil Picard & Co.
Pontarlier

Please send me, to Langres-Ville station, five cases containing twelve litres each of Pernod absinthe.

Please accept, Gentlemen, my sincere greetings.

Ernest VIARD

[Commercial notes: “2022”, “Merchant”]

Notes

Later annotations:
2022

Negt

[check mark]

Discovery Terms

Absinthe
Orders
Cases
Rail transport
Ernest Viard
Veil-Picard & Cie
Pernod
Langres
Pontarlier

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